It's not accidental. Nearly 79% of trash incinerators in this country are located in communities of color. North Minneapolis. Communities like ours. (1/5) #FreedomToBreathe #mnleg
Every year the HERC trash burner keeps running is another year of preventable death. Five times the asthma rates. Excessive cancer deaths. Multiple people die early every single year because of the air they breathe. (2/5)
And here's what the county doesn't want you to know: HERC is not scheduled to close. It will keep burning until commissioners take a vote. That vote has never been called. (3/5)
Continued operation is not inevitable. It is a choice. It is a policy. It is systemic racism in action. As Dr. King said — justice too long delayed is justice denied. The ask is simple. No more studies. No more delays. (4/5)
(5/5) We call on County Board Chair Irene Fernando and Health Committee Chair Angela Conley to vote NOW to close the HERC trash burner by December 31, 2027. Delay = Harm. Email your Commissioner: #FreedomToBreathe #CloseHERCbit.ly/endthestrike26
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